Trump: Critical reporting of large US media illegal

US President Donald Trump has described critical reporting of great American media about him as « illegal ». TV stations such as CNN or MSNBC, which reported “97.6 percent” negatively about him, were the political arm of the Democratic Party, Trump claimed in a speech in the Ministry of Justice in Washington. “You are really corrupt and illegal. What they do is illegal, ”criticized the Republican.

« These broadcasters and newspapers really do not differ from highly paid political actors, and that has to stop, » complained Trump. Their critical reporting on him is coordinated with each other. « It must be illegal. It is influencing judges. « 

Trump's campaign against media

For years, Trump has been working at public events, especially for campaign ranges, about journalists, mostly under great joins in his followers. He regularly described established media as the « enemies of the people », accused reporters of spreading nothing but lies, and threatened to withdraw the license in the election campaign.

Since taking office, Trump has been with reporters from the US news agency AP access to the office and the President's aircraft. The reason: AP had refused to use the term « Golf of America » ​​introduced by Trump by decree for the Gulf of Mexico. The White House also broke with a decades of tradition and snatched the independent journalist association of the correspondents accredited in the White House the sovereignty over the occupation of the so-called correspondent pool, which always accompanies the president.

At the same time, Trump gave numerous right -wing media, influencers, bloggers and podcasters access to the White House since he took office. The White House describes this as « new media ».